In the Field
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November 2011
Religion is often seen as the cause of strife around the globe, but in reality, it can provide the foundation for what helps to end conflict. USIP’s work, from Indonesia to Pakistan, demonstrates that religion can play a positive role in managing conflict. USIP’s David Smock, senior vice president for the Centers of Innovation, explores the issue in this brief question-and-answer. Countries: Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Colombia, Indonesia, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, The Two Sudans
| Issue Areas: Religion and Peacemaking
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May 2011
The April 2011 elections in Nigeria marked a pivotal period for the country. The European Union dubbed the tumultuous 2007 elections “the worst they had seen anywhere in the world.” Given this, there were concerns that the 2011 elections would follow the same path. Read about how USIP helped Nigeria by developing and implementing a comprehensive approach to reducing and preventing violence associated with elections. Countries: Nigeria
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Education, Training, Youth and Peacebuilding
| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
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April 2011
United States Institute of Peace trainers in March completed a five-day exercise in Nigeria for Nigerian Army peacekeepers who are preparing to deploy across the continent for a host of missions. Countries: Africa, Nigeria
| Issue Areas: Education, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Training
| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
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May 2009
Senior Program Officers Nina Sughrue and Noor Kirdar continued USIP’s support for the international Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (CoESPU), run by the Italian Caribinieri in Vicenza, Italy. CoESPU, which was established on March 1st 2005, stems from an Italian initiative, supported by the G8 countries to provide technical and financial assistance in order to improve global capacity for sustaining peace stability operations, particularly in African countries. |
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February 2008
USIP Senior Program Officer Jacki Wilson, in partnership with Search for Common Ground and local partner The African Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility, organized a four-day capacity-building workshop in the Niger Delta town of Warri in February 2008. |
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April 2006
The Professional Training Program recently conducted its first training workshop in the Niger Delta, held in Yenagoa, Nigeria April 19-21, 2006. Countries: Nigeria
| Issue Areas: Negotiation and Diplomacy, Training
| Programs: Workshops and Training in Zones of Conflict
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